Hose supporter buckle and the like



Nov. 14, 1939. R. VERSOY HOSE SUPPORTER BUCKLE AND THE LIKE Filed Jan. 24, 1958 Patented Nov. 14, 1939 UNITED STATES HOSE SUPPORTER BUCKLE; AND THE LIKE Irving R. Versoy, New Haven, Conn, assignor to The Berger Brothers Company, New Haven, Conn., a corporation of Connecticut Application January 24, 1938, Serial No. 186,562

1 Claim.

This invention relates to buckles, and more particularly to a buckle for use with hose supporters, for example, and it is particularly concerned with a buckle designed to be adjustably secured to the strap or elastic portion of the hose supporter in such a manner that the latter will not need to be doubled to adjust'the effective length of the supporter, but, on the other hand, this strap will always be of single thickness throughout its length. In addition, the invention contemplates the provision of a hose supporter buckle which will be less bulky than those commonly used at the present time, so that it will not tend to protrude in an unsightly and uncomfortable fashion.

One object of the present invention is the provision of a hose supporter buckle designed to be adjustably secured to the elastic web or body portion of the hose supporter where the latter is 20 of single-ply thickness, and which is adapted to have connected directly thereto the loop which cooperates with the usual hose supporter tab end, whereby the stocking is supported directly from the buckle.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a combined buckle and hose supporter grip which may be adjustably secured to a strap or web member of single thickness whereby the buckle and associated parts will lie as nearly fiat as possible against the body of the wearer, and at the same time will hold both the stocking and the web of the supporter securely, and will also be capable of adjustment so as to decrease or increase the effective length of the 35 supporter.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a hose supporter buckle designed to cooperate with a hose supporter web of single thickness, and which will be of less thickness than 4o buckles heretofore in use, and which may at the same time be readily and adjustably secured to the supporter web.

To these and other ends the invention consists in the novel features and combinations of parts 45 to be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a front View of the end of a hose supporter provided with a buckle embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a side view of the same;

Fig. 3 is a front elevational view of the buckle removed from the hose supporter web;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 44 of Fig. 3; 55 and Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the body portion of the buckle.

To illustrate a preferred embodiment of my invention, I have shown the lower end portion of a hose supporter comprisingthe web or strap member II]. In case the hose supporter is secured to a corset, this may be the strap member depending from such garment. In any event, it will be the usual elastic hose supporter member to which the hose supporter grips are attached and which 10 is provided with an adjustable buckle, whereby the effective length of the strap may be varied.

It will be apparent from Fig. 2 that the member II] is not folded or doubled upon itself, as is often the case with such members, but is of single-ply thickness throughout its length, and to this web of single thickness is adjustably secured the buckle, as will be hereinafter described.

The buckle member is shown more particularly in Figs. 3 and 4, and consists of a body portion H having a loop l2 pivotally secured thereto, the loop l2 being of the usual shape and cooperating in the usual way with a button I3 secured at the lower end of a tab end M, which tab end is also secured to the body portion I l of the buckle.

The portion ll of the buckle is provided with an upper bar l5, an intermediate bar I6, and a lower bar H. The intermediate portion of the lower bar is offset downwardly, as shown at l8, to provide a stirrup effect, and it is to this offset portion that the member I2 is pivotally secured by suitable means such as a metallic securing member l9. which is bent around the bar I8 and the upper end of the loop l2. This member is designed to lit the bar l8 somewhat loosely so that the member l2 may pivot about this bar, as shown by the dotted line positions of Fig. 4. This pivotal movement of the loop l2 provides for the ready manipulation of this loop in securing the grip to the stocking independently of the buckle, so that there will be no tendency for the buckle to become accidentally released from the web member ID when securing the grip to the stocking.

A clamping lever 20 is pivoted to the upper bar I5 by having its end portions 2| wrapped around this bar, and is provided with a finger piece 22 by which it may be manipulated. It is also provided rearwardly of the bar IS with a clamping tongue 23 which may have a serrated edge 24 designed to cooperate with the upper portion of the bar l6 to adjustably secure the buckle to the web or strap member ID.

It will be noted from reference to Figs. 3, 4 and 5, that the bar It is offset rearwardly from the general plane of the body portion II, that is, the bar I6 lies rearwardly of the upper bar I5 and the lower bar H. In securing the buckle t0 the web member ID, the latter is passed behind the bar I5, then through the opening between it and the bar I 6, in front of the latter, and then rearwardly behind the lower bar II, the end of the web member I0 simply depending freely in a single ply of material. It will be understood that when the member ID is threaded through the buckle, as just explained, the finger piece 22 of the clamping lever is in raised position so that the member 23 is thrown forwardly and upwardly, with its serrated edge in a substantially horizontal position, thus leaving a free opening between the bars I5 and I6 for the passage of the Web. The finger piece 22 is then pushed downwardly to the position shown in Fig. 4, and the serrated edge will serve to clamp the web I0 against the bar I6 so as to secure the buckle in place. Adjustment may readily be made by releasing the clamping tongue 23 and sliding the body portion II of the buckle to the desired position upon the Web ID.

It will be seen that the offsetting rearwardly of the bar I6 permits the face of that portion of the web passing over the bar I6 to lie substantially within the outline of the body portion II of the buckle, and the web does not lie above the surface of the buckle, although threaded over this bar. It will alsobe seen from Fig. 2 that the rear surface of this bar does not project rearwardl-y' of the main portion of the buckle and loop, so that no additional thickness at the back results. Moreover, not only does the buckle lie flatly against the web, but the latter is of only single-ply thickness throughout, and required adjustment, is obtained by securing the hose supporter grip consisting of the loop I2 and tab end I4 directly to the buckle itself. The feature of having the loop I2 pivotally secured to the buckle of the front surface of the buckle, and that the web itself will lie below this surface.

While I have shown and described a preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that it is not to be limited to all of the details shown, but is capable of modification and variation within the spirit of the invention and within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is:

A buckle for hose supporters or the like comprising a rigid body portion having fiat upper, lower and intermediate bars all extending continuously fromv one side of the buckle to the other, the upper and lower bars lying in the same plane, and the intermediate bar being offset rearwardly with respect to said plane, and a clamp member folded over the upper bar and pivoted thereon and having a front depending actuating portion and a rear depending portion having a toothed edge to cooperate with the intermediate bar to; clamp a. single fabric web passing upwardly through the buckle behind the lower bar, in front of the intermediate bar, and behind the upper bar, the rear depending portion of the cl'amplbeing of such length as to clamp said web directly against the upper edge of the intermediate bar, and said rear depending portion in the clamping position having its toothed edge disposed somewhat rearwardlyof said intermediate bar.

IRVING R. VERSOY. 

